On the recordc. 349 BC
Choose which ye think expedient; and put hands to the work, while it is yet time.
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Demosthenes
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gutenberg.orgDemosthenes: “Choose which ye think expedient; and put hands to the work, while it is yet time.”
Editor's note · Context
In a speech warning Athenians about the threat of Philip, urging them to make a decision and act decisively.
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